End-gate fastener.



H.'.l. ANDERSON.

END GATE FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8; 1916- Patented May 22,1917.

STATES P TE T ornio.

HANS J. ANDERSON, or LAKE I Ls, WISCONSiN.

END-GATE FAsTENERJ Application filed May 8, 1916. Serial 11'0. 96,226.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HANS J. ANDERSON,

a citizenof the United States, residing at Lakemills, in the county of Jefferson and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin End-Gate Fasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. V

This invention relates generally to .end gates for wagons but more particularly to fasteners for such end gates.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a means for the end gates of wagons, by which the same may be easily and quickly attached to or detached from the wagon body.

Another object of the invention is to improve upon the general construction of devices of this character by the provision of a device which will be simple, strong, durable and comparatively inexpensive in construction, efficient and-reliable in operation, and well adapted to the purpose for which it isudesigned.

'With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views,

Figure '1 is a front elevation of the rear end of a wagon body and end gate, showing a fastening device constructed in accordance with this invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 isv a side elevation of the inner face of the rear'endof one of the sides of the wagon body with the end gate removed;

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the outer face of the rear end of the other side of the wagon body with the end gate removed;

Fig. 4 is a similar view with the end gate in place;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view, taken.

7 on the plane of the'line 5-5 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view through one of the clampingnuts, showing particularly the swiveled connection between the same and its threaded shank.

In the embodiment illustrated, the reference character 1' designates a wagon body having upright sides 2 and3, and a hori Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedM-ay 22, 917.

zontal floor 4y Secured to the inner face of the side 2.at therear end thereof in any suitable manner is an upright rectangular plate 5, the rear end of which is rolled inwardly and forwardly upon itself as ,at 6, and provided with aipair of vertically extending rectangular notches 7. Registering with the notches 7 in the plate 5 are recesses 8, the latterbeing arranged in the inner face of the-side 2 of thewagon body.

Therear end of the side 3 of the wagon body is provided with a pair of vertically spaced horizontally extending notches or key hole slots 9, which register with similarly arranged and shaped notches 10 in the rear edge of an upright rectangular plate 11, the latter being secured in any suitable manner to the outer face of the rear end of said side 3. Extending down- 'wardly through the usual aperturedears 12 of the floor 4c of the wagon body is the threaded shank portion 13 of the plate 11,

zontal edges of the notches 10 of the plate 11 are flanges 15, the latter having their "forward edges cut off short of the forward ends of said notches, while extending outwardly from the plate 11 adjacent the forward ends of the notches 10 are lugs or projections 16, the purpose of these parts being hereinafterdescribed;

The reference numeral 17 designates the end gate of the wagon body, which is pro vided at its opposite ends with pairs of vertically spaced horizontal straps 18 and '19. The inner ends of the straps 18 and 19 are connected byupright straps 20, which arein turn connected midway of said con- I nections, by a horizontal strap21, the latter being secured in any suitable manner to the rear side of the end gate 17.

The outer or free ends of the straps 18 are curved rearwardly and slightlyinwardly as at- 22 to form suitable hooks which extend through the aforesaid openings 7 of the plate 5, and which' 'are received in the refcesses 8 in the side 2 of the wagon body. As.

will be readily understood, this forms adetachable and pivotal connection for this end of the end gate.

V The outer or free ends of the horizontal straps 19.are so shaped to form shanks 23,

" the latter extending longitudinally from this end of thc'end gate 17 and disposed in the registering notches 9 and 10. It'is 'to be understood that when the gate is being;

' engagement with the aforesaid lugs or pro jections 16 carried by the plate 11 to pre-' ends are in contact with the outer face of the plate 11. and locked against rotation in" the manner just described; said nuts are disfrom becominglaterally displaced with revent accidental rotation of-said nuts. W hen the shanks 23 are positioned against the for-.

ward ends of the notches 9 and 10, and the nuts 24 are tightened so that their inner posed forwardly ofthe forward ends of the flanges 15, which prevents the shanks 23 spect to the registering notches, as will be readily understood. r V

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the' device-will be readily understood without a more extended explanation, and it may also be seen that the objects of the invention have been effectively carried out, as a comparatively cheap and simple, but very effective and useful device for fastening the end gates of wagons to the wagon body, has been provided. Itis to be understood, however, that th i accompanying drawings simply illustrate having upright sides,ametal plate secured the preferred form of theinvention, and as various changes in form, proportion, and "the HllIlOI' details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of this invention, I do not wish to'be limited to this constructionother than that set forth in the. appended claims.

I claim g 1. The combination Witha wagon body co ies of this patent may be obtained for tothe inner face at the rear end of one side with its rear edge rolled and provided with vertically spaced apertures adjacent said rolled portion, saidside having recesses ar ranged opposite the apertures in said plate,

a plate secured to the outer face of the other .sicle of said body at its rear end, said plate and end having rearwardlyopening registering keyhole slots, laterally extending stops at the outer ends of the'slotsof said plate, projections on saidplate adjacent said 1 slots and spaced inwardly from saidstops,

of an end gate having vertically spaced lat 1 erally extending out-turned hooks at one; end for engagement with the apertured; I. plate, and threaded shanks extending longii tudinally from itsother end for engagement with the slotted plate, and nuts on'said shanks having teeth for engaging the pro jections on'said slotted plate.

2.- An end gate having transversely ar ranged straps on its outer face spaced from the ends thereof, a longitudinally extending strap connecting said transverse straps midtive ends of said gate, the longitudinal straps at one end of said gate havingfoutturned hooks at their outer ends, the longihaving threaded longitudinal extensions at their outer ends projecting beyond said gate I way thewidth of said gate, spacedparallel straps extending longitudinally from each of said transverse straps toward the respec tudinal straps at the other end 'of the gate 1 end; in combination with a wagon body having openings 1n the rear end of one of its sides to receive the hooks carried by one end of said end gate, the other side of said, body having notches to receive the threaded extensions at the other end of said gate, and

nuts on said extensions for looking said gate .to said body.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two' SUbSCIfIblIIg' V Hans, J, ANDERSON.

witnesses.

Witnesses I 'S; A. REED,

O. B. 000mm.

fiveeents each, by addressing the Commissioner or Patents, 7 Washington, I). G. 

